KRISTEN:
KRISTEN: WELCOME BACK. THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT IS
SPONSORED BY POINTS OF LIGHT AND
UPS.
UPS.
UPS. GLOBAL VOLUNTEER MONTH IS THE
PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER
FROM YOUR HOME OR IN YOUR
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. YOU CAN VOLUNTEER AS AN
INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION.
I SPOKE WITH THE PRESIDENT AND
CEO OF POINTS OF LIGHT AND THE
PRESIDENT OF SOCIAL IMPACT AT
THE UPS FOUNDATION.
POINTS OF LIGHT IS RECOGNIZING
GLOBAL VOLUNTEER MONTH ALL
THROUGHOUT APRIL.
THROUGHOUT APRIL. CAN YOU TELL ME MORE ABOUT THAT?
>> GLOBAL VOLUNTEER MONTH WAS
ENVISIONED LAST YEAR IN 2020, IS
A TIME TO RECOGNIZE VOLUNTEERS
AND THE IMPACT OF VOLUNTEERISM.
AS WE KNOW, INDIVIDUALS DO SO
MUCH TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE
COMMUNITIES, AND GLOBAL
VOLUNTEER MONTH IS ABOUT
CELEBRATING THOSE ACTIONS.
KRISTEN: THERE ARE SOME ANY
PEOPLE DOING GOOD RIGHT NOW,
ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF OUR
CURRENT ENVIRONMENT.
CURRENT ENVIRONMENT. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THE PANDEMIC
IS IMPACTING VOLUNTEERING?
>> WHAT WE LEARNED IN 2020 IS
THAT THE HUMAN SPIRIT WILL NOT
BE DENIED.
BE DENIED. VOLUNTEERISM IS UP, AND CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT IS AT AN ALL-TIME
HIGH.
HIGH.
HIGH. PEOPLE ARE RESOURCEFUL, CREATIVE
AND THEY HAVE LEARNED TO PIVOT
WHERE NEEDED, SO THAT THEY CAN
CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. KRISTEN: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR
UPS TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEERISM?
>> UPS IS SYNONYMOUS WITH
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. WE HAVE 500,000 PLUS UPS MEMBERS
ACROSS THE GLOBE AND WE
RECOGNIZE THE WORLD IS
INTERDEPENDENT, AND WE ARE
STRONGER UNITED.
STRONGER UNITED. WHEN YOU THICK ABOUT THE FACT
THAT IN 2014, OUR EMPLOYEES
PLEDGED TO CREATE 20 MILLION
HOURS OF GLOBAL VOLUNTEERISM BY
2020, AND WE MADE THAT HAPPEN.
WE DELIVERED ON THAT PROMISE.
OUR CULTURE OF VOLUNTEERISM IS
DEEPLY ROOTED IN OUR UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO MOVE THE WORLD
FORWARD BY DELIVERING WHAT
MATTERS.
MATTERS.
MATTERS. WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT OUR
COMMUNITIES, AND THAT IS WHY IS
HIM -- THAT IS WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK.
KRISTEN: THE UPS FOUNDATION IS
-- IS KNOWN FOR PROVIDING TO
GIMMICK AND SUPPORT AND RELIEF
AND RECOVERY EFFORTS.
IN LIGHT OF COVID-19, CAN YOU
TELL US ABOUT YOUR WORK IN THESE
HARD TIMES?
HARD TIMES? >> UPS'S LOGISTICAL EPIC --
LOGISTICAL EXPERTISE IS BUILT
FOR CRISIS.
FOR CRISIS. WHEN THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, GOT
RIGHT TO WORK.
UPS HAS BEEN DELIVERING URGENTLY
NEEDED SUPPLIES, MEDICAL
SUPPLIES AND PPE THROUGH OUR
GLOBAL NETWORK AROUND THE WORLD.
WE HAVE DELIVERED MORE THAN 27
MILLION POUNDS OF PPE TO SUPPORT
THE FRONT-LINE WORKERS.
WE JUMPED IN AND GOT 32 STATES
UP AND RUNNING, MANAGING
LOGISTICS, VACCINE TRIALS AND BY
THE END OF 2021, WE WILL HAVE
SHIPPED 3 BILLION VACCINES
AROUND THE WORLD.
LET ME TELL YOU WHY I AM PROUD
OF THE UPS FOUNDATION.
WE ARE LEADING THE WAY ON
SUPPORTING THE EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES TO
COUNTRIES THAT ARE GOING
WITHOUT, LIKE DONNA, -- LIKE
GHANA, WHO WE WERE FIRST
IN.
IN.
IN. WE
IN. WE ALSO KNOW THE OTHER REMOTE
DISASTERS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO HAPPEN, SO WE ARE CONTINUING
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
THE RED CROSS, SALVATION ARMY,
UNICEF AND CARE.
WE ARE PROUD TO WORK ALONG THESE
ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS POINTS
OF LIGHT TO FURTHER OUR
VOLUNTEERISM.
VOLUNTEERISM. KRISTEN: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
TOP VOLUNTEER NEEDS RIGHT NOW?
>> SOME OF THE TOP VOLUNTEER
NEEDS CONTINUE TO BE FOOD
DELIVERY AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION
TO THOSE WHO ARE HUNGRY.
WE ALSO NEED PEOPLE TO HELP
THEIR NEIGHBORS OR FAMILY
MEMBERS SCHEDULE VACCINES AND
TAKE THEM TO GET THEIR
VACCINATIONS.
VACCINATIONS. FINALLY, LOTS OF STUDENTS
RECEIVED -- THEY HAD THEIR
EDUCATION PROGRAMS DISRUPTED.
VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING AROUND
TUTORING IS VERY IMPORTANT.
PEOPLE ARE SPENDING MORE TIME
OUTDOORS, SO HELP CLEAN UP A
PARK OR KEEP THAT OUTDOOR SPACE
CLEAN AS WELL.
KRISTEN: HOW IS POINTS OF LIGHT
HELPING -- ASKING OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS AND
INDIVIDUALS TO GET INVOLVED?
>> TO GET INVOLVED, WE WOULD
ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK A FRIEND
WHO IS VOLUNTEERING AND INVITE A
FRIEND TO VOLUNTEER.
VISIT POINTSOFLIGHT.
FRIEND TO VOLUNTEER. VISIT POINTSOFLIGHT.ORG FOR
IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GET
ENGAGED IN YOUR COMMUNITY.